Monthly Archives: January 2011

Sale means new life for old Protective Life tower

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Published: Sunday, January 09, 2011, 6:30 AM By Michael Tomberlin -- The Birmingham News Follow Share Email Print View full sizeLAH Commercial said one of downtown's most prominent old buildings has been sold. The 14-story office tower at 2027 Richard Arrington Blvd. -- once home to Protective Life and later the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce -- was sold recently to an undisclosed buyer, Read more [...]

Bidders flock to Shell’s Nigeria sale – paper

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LONDON Jan 9 (Reuters) - At least 18 consortia are working on bids for Nigerian oil rights being sold by Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L: Quote) and partners, the Sunday Times newspaper said, citing unidentified sources close to the process. The newspaper said Nat Rothschild, scion of the banking dynasty, was backing one group of bidders, while Russian gas group Gazprom (GAZP.MM: Quote) was leading a bid with Nigerian resources firm Equinox Group. London-listed Read more [...]

Bidders flock to Shell's Nigeria sale – paper

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LONDON Jan 9 (Reuters) - At least 18 consortia are working on bids for Nigerian oil rights being sold by Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L: Quote) and partners, the Sunday Times newspaper said, citing unidentified sources close to the process. The newspaper said Nat Rothschild, scion of the banking dynasty, was backing one group of bidders, while Russian gas group Gazprom (GAZP.MM: Quote) was leading a bid with Nigerian resources firm Equinox Group. London-listed oil industry Read more [...]

Dyersburg ranks low on list of business-friendly Tenn. cities; Chamber CEO …

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A recent report released by a research organization, based out of Nashville, ranked Dyersburg as one of the lowest cities in terms of being business friendly in 2010. The Tennessee Center for Policy Research (TCPR) listed Dyersburg as 49th out of the 50 largest cities in Tennessee in its overall business-friendly ranking, with Memphis listed as the least business friendly. Mt. Juliet, a Nashville suburb, topped the list as being the most business-friendly city with nine of the top 11 cities Read more [...]

Rep. Cedric Richmond listed as one of eight hottest House freshmen

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Published: Saturday, January 08, 2011, 9:00 PM By Times-Picayune Staff Follow Share Email Print A new Congress brings a new Huffington Post's "Who's the Hottest Freshman Contest," with eight nominees, including New Orleans Rep. Cedric Richmond, who cuts the kind of figure that would be as at home in GQ as CQ. View full sizeMatthew LehnerRep. Cedric Richmond and Sen. Mary Landrieu visit his Washington, Read more [...]

Sarah Palin Pulls PAC Target List Including Giffords

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01/08/11-by Bridgette P. LaVictoireSarah Palin has decided that the time was right to whitewash what could very well be her involvement in the assassination attempt on Representative Gabrielle Giffords. According to Maddow Blog, she has taken down the Take Back The 20 campaign piece which included a crosshairs over Giffords’ district, and listed her by name as being one of those that Palin wanted ‘taken out’. At the time, the image was controversial with some warning that this very event Read more [...]

Modern-loving locals turn back on ancient village

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<![CDATA[ ]]>VietNamNet Bridge - Ever since the Duong Lam Village was listed as “ancient” and thus subject to preservation, locals have been complaining they cannot renovate houses nor construct tall buildings.   Many told Tuoi Tre they want the village’s “ancient” and “heritage” status to be removed.   They said they did not enjoy any benefits from the status but only met trouble after their village was recognized as a national heritage by the Ministry of Culture Read more [...]

Seattle’s historic industrial buildings serve and support

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BEAUTIFUL BUILDINGS that have architectural significance are easy to recognize. It's tougher to look into the grit and muscle of a region's infrastructure and appreciate the landmarks that do the everyday work of building and supporting our way of life. To put these in the spotlight, as program director of Historic Seattle, in 2006 I started offering opportunities to explore some of these industrial and engineering Read more [...]